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Skipton Intermediaries holds £40k charity funding scheme

Brokers and employees of intermediary firms have until the end of the month to...

Number of over-65s living alone up 15% over past 10 years

The Equity Release Council has reported that the total number of over-65s living alone...

Two new distribution services unveiled by Key

Equity release adviser Key has revealed a new distribution strategy, with a refreshed ‘whole...

Funding 365 completes £1.1m auction finance deal

Funding 365 has completed an unregulated bridging loan at an interest rate of 0.59%...

Fiduciam continues expansion drive

Bridging lender Fiduciam has reached its target of hiring 25 new staff members in 2019,...

Propertymark agents to sleep out for homeless charity

Propertymark is organising agents to take part in a giant charity sleep out event...

Precise Mortgages offers capital raising for Help to Buy

Precise Mortgages has revised its Help to Buy proposition and is now offering homeowners...

Two lenders jointly fund Sirius property development case

Sirius Property Finance has sourced joint funding for a £14m GDV permitted development scheme...

Construction VAT delay welcomed

Oblix Capital has welcomed HMRC’s decision to delay implementation of the VAT domestic reverse...

Air LLA receives training endorsement

Air Later Life Academy's (LLA) training programme has been endorsed by The London Institute...

Impact Specialist Finance partners with Hampshire Trust Bank

Impact Specialist Finance has agreed an approved packager deal with Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB)...

Rightmove sees no Autumn bounce in house prices

Rightmove has reported that the price of property coming to market has fallen by...

TSB extends end dates and makes rate changes

TSB Bank has made a number of changes to its mortgage product range. Its Affordable...

Self-employed borrowers more conservative than first-time buyers

Homeowners were borrowing more in the second quarter of 2019, according to new research...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

Four in five first-time buyers say schools failed to teach mortgage basics

Almost four in five UK first-time buyers believe their education failed to prepare them...

Rosemount adds 12 advisers as revenues rise by 39%

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) added 12 advisers during the second quarter as the network...

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